Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv acknowledges Putin’s troops have entered Dnipropetrovsk region
Kyiv has acknowledged that Russian troops have crossed into Ukraine’s eastern industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk, after reports that two villages have been captured in the region.
“This is the first attack of such a large scale in Dnipropetrovsk region,” Viktor Trehubov, of the Dnipro Operational-Strategic Group of Troops told the BBC
But he denied reports by authoritative Ukrainian battlefield analysts DeepState that Russian forces have occupied the villages of Zaporizke and Novoheorhiivk.
“Russians have entered (there) and are attempting to establish a foothold,” Mr Trehubov told Reuters. “Our forces are fighting to maintain their positions.”
Moscow said in July it had taken their first village in Dnipropetrovsk, which is not among the five Ukrainian regions Russia has claimed as its own territory.
It comes afterDonald Trump says he believes Vladimir Putin is avoiding meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky simply due to personal animosity.
Asked yesterday why Putin was refusing to meet Zelensky, Trump said: “Because he doesn’t like him. I have people I don’t like, I don’t like to meet with them.”
